VALLEY GOLF NOTEBOOK: Woods walks in Hogan's shadow

Hogan was a notoriously private public figure, and in his later
years, to put it simply, didn't get out much or conduct
interviews.

He died in 1997, a couple of months after Woods won his first
major in spectacular fashion at the Masters, setting a tournament
scoring record of 18 under par in a 12-stroke victory.

But a couple of years earlier, following Hogan's colon surgery,
Woods, then an amateur phenom, called to wish him well. It was a
brief conversation.

Dodson's book reported that Valerie, Hogan's wife, overheard a
little of it.

Obviously, she was only privy to one end of the conversation,
but Hogan is said to have told Woods, "I feel the same way about
you, Tiger."

Anderson near the top

Defending champion Josh Anderson got off to a hot start in the
second round of stroke play at the California State Amateur on
Tuesday.

Anderson's birdie-eagle-par-birdie start at Lakeside Golf Club
in Burbank got him to 4 under par, and he finished the day with a
2-under 68, giving him a tie for fourth in stroke play.

Scott McGihon, a co-medalist who shot a 3-under 67, was the only
player to best Anderson at Lakeside. Oakmont Country Club in
Glendale is the other course used during stroke play.

Anderson, 19, of Murrieta, who needed to survive a playoff to
make it to match play last year, shot 73 in the first round at
Oakmont. He opens up match play against Bryce Holloway at 7:39 a.m.
today at Lakeside, which will host the rest of the tournament.

"I like Lakeside better than Oakmont," Anderson said. "It seems
to fit my game. The course is not long, about 6,600 yards, and a
par-70, and has got some of the smallest greens you'll ever see.
You've got to be on and ball-striking is probably my strength."

Last year, Anderson won the title at Monterey Peninsula Country
Club.

Michaels advances to match play

Sydnee Michaels of Temecula shot even-par 73 at Erin Hills Golf
Course for a 36-hole total of 150 and easily advanced to match play
in the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links in Erin, Wis.

Michaels, who played her final 10 holes in 4 under par Tuesday,
tied for ninth in medal play. She plays her first match today.

Michaels is entered in next week's U.S. Women's Open at
Interlachen Country Club in Minnesota.